Former top northern jockey Chris Grant, who finished second in the Grand National three times, can go some way to setting the record straight at Aintree tomorrow.

Now training in County Durham, Grant saddles Master Wood in the Tote Becher Chase - run over three miles and three furlongs of the Grand National course - and can lift the £50,000 prize.

Owned and bred by former Scarborough trainer Roy Robinson, Master Wood has developed into a useful money-spinner in the last two seasons and has proved himself particularly effective at Wetherby.

A nine lengths winner at Kelso on his seasonal reappearance last month, Master Wood comes into this race in sparkling form and can take advantage of the weight he receives from the likes of Young Kenny, Peter Beaumont's 1999 Scottish Grand National winner.

With Calvin McComack in the saddle, Master Wood is napped to come out on top - and provide Grant with a long overdue visit to the Aintree winners' enclosure.

Sheriff Hutton trainer Mick Easterby, who has his horses in good form, can win with Super Nomad in the stanleybet.co.uk Children In Need Handicap Hurdle.

A useful and progressive novice last season, Super Nomad made a promising return to action last month when chasing home Milligan over two miles at Wetherby. Tomorrow's step up to two and a half miles should suit him much better.

In the first of Aintree's three televised races on BBC1, Ichi Beau can follow-up his recent facile Carlisle victory and prove himself to be a young horse with a bright future.

BBC1 will also be showing three races from Ascot, highlighted by the £50,000 First National Gold Cup Chase.

Venetia Williams, who took the honours with Nordance Prince 12 months ago, has good prospects of a double with Bellator, the mount of Norman Williamson, and a winner at Exeter on his reapperance last month.

Mini Moo Min should take plenty of beating in the Sodexho Handicap Hurdle. The Richard Phillips-trained six-year-old got the better of The Extra Man at Kempton last month and the runner-up has since franked that form by winning at Cheltenham last Sunday.

Middleham trainer Micky Hammond looks poised to enjoy a decent afternoon at Catterick.

He can win the Stockton Novices' Chase with Deep Water, a former high-class hurdler who has the potential to make the grade over fences.

Grey Expectations, a promising second at Stratford recently, can oblige for Hammond and his stable-jockey Brian Harding in thehorsesmouth.co.uk (NH) Novices' Handicap Hurdle.

Forest Dante, who has been in such good form this season, can get back on the winning trail in the Girsby Handicap Chase under regular rider Kenny Johnson.

Top tips: Aintree 12.30 Cruise The Fairway;1.05 Ichi Beau; 1.40 Super Nomad, 2.15 Master Wood (Nap); 2.45 Le Sauvage; 3.20 Welsh March; 3.55 Forest Rider.

Ascot: (Televised races): 1.20 Good Lord Murphy, 1.55 Mini Moo Min, 2.30 Bellator.

Catterick: 12.25 Regal Holly, 12.55 The Walrus, 1.30 Looking Deadly, 2.05 Forest Dante, 2.40 Ghadames, 3.15 Deep Water, 3.45 Grey Expectations.